Our social media accounts

Detained U.S. journalists to be put on trial in North Korea

Post categories

A pair of American journalists detained in North Korea on charges of illegally entering the country through the Chinese border will…

Posted on March 31, 2009

A pair of American journalists detained in North Korea on charges of illegally entering the country through the Chinese border will be put on trial, The New York Times reports Tuesday.

Laura Ling and Euna Lee of San Francisco-based Current TV "will be indicted and tried on charges of perpetrating ‘hostile acts’ against the Communist state," which may be punishable by five or more years in labor camp, the Times said. The journalists had been reporting on North Korean refugees living in China.

According to Reuters, a U.S. State Department spokesman said the government is "still in the process of working diplomatically . . . to achieve a favorable outcome."

Stay informed by signing up for our mailing list

Keep up with our work by signing up to receive our monthly newsletter. We'll send you updates about the cases we're doing with journalists, news organizations, and documentary filmmakers working to keep you informed.